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Android Screen Appears Large and Zoomed

Mitch BartlettMay 12, 2018 Comments (10)
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Did you accidentally enable the “Zoom” mode on your Android and now your screen is stuck enlarged and appears too big in size? I have found myself stuck in this mode numerous times. Here’s how to fix it.

Exit Zoomed Mode

You can exit the zoomed screen the same way you enter it, by rapidly triple tapping the screen with one finger.

Disable Magnification Gesture

Prevent your Android from zooming the screen by triple tapping using these steps.

  1. Open “Settings“.
  2. Select “Accessibility“.
  3. Choose “Vision“.
  4. Scroll down and select “Magnification gestures“.
  5. Set the slider at the upper-right part of the screen to “Off“.
    Android Magnification Gestures setting
Categories: Android

Author Mitch Bartlett

Through my career that spans over 20 years I have become an expert in Microsoft Systems Administration, Android, and macOS. I started this site as a technical guide for myself and it has grown into what I hope is a useful knowledgebase for everyone.

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Comments

  1. Kenny says:
    July 27, 2022 at 7:58 pm

    Go to
    About my phone>build number>activate developer >go to developer options>minimum width>set it to 350!
    Thank me later????

  2. Bearass Nygren says:
    April 11, 2022 at 12:08 pm

    When I set the photo on my home and lock screen of my android phone, it is scrolled up to high and cuts off top of the photo, how do I fix it.

  3. Phillip says:
    August 11, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    My iPhone SE screen is enlarging things,such as apps everything I don’t know how to fix it

  4. Pamela Cane says:
    April 15, 2020 at 12:38 pm

    I have a Nexus tablet and my screen keeps enlarging, I am not very computer literate so could you please reply in simple terms how I can correct the problem
    Many thanks
    Pamela. Aged 70+

  5. Arlene Scheffler says:
    March 25, 2020 at 7:41 am

    Please help me, bought new Max XS two weeks ago at. erizon store in Freehold NJ mall,, from time I got home the phone was very sensitive and would jump into full zoom picture and could not be used. Somehow I did get it back to normal use, but still very sensitive and this week went off completely, tried all ways to turn off, turn on, just stuck totally and I e been without use last several times. Calling by phone is absolutely impossible. Phone # is 732-939-0005!! PLEASE HELP

  6. Harry Pitt says:
    April 14, 2019 at 10:33 am

    None of this helped my tablet is still stuck in zoom.

  7. Jim Dallas says:
    May 9, 2018 at 9:47 am

    tech guy told me to tap three times and I’d be back in Kansas. No seriously, I wasn’t tapping fast enough. Problem solved thanks for responding :)

  8. Mitch Bartlett says:
    May 8, 2018 at 12:37 pm

    Can you hold “Power” and “Volume Down” to force a restart?

  9. Jim Dallas says:
    May 8, 2018 at 9:03 am

    Using a Bush Spira b5.5. Screen starts in zoomed mode, tapping 3 times does nothing. Holding the power button brings up option to restart or power off, but I cannot reach the part of the screen that has the ‘enter’ option, because I can only see part of the box. Of course I can’t reboot the phone because the battery is warranty sealed, irreplacable so I’m told.. Any ideas?

  10. Eugene Ledesma says:
    October 15, 2017 at 7:27 am

    Go to settings, display, then full screen apps. Turn full screen off for clash Royal and you will be all good.!

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Last Updated on May 12, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett